Roy Halladay allowed just 1 run on 7 hits while striking out 8 in a complete game victory Saturday afternoon. John Mayberry slammed a solo homer, his first of the regular season, and Placido Polanco slapped a sac fly in support of Halladay as the Phils defeated the Mets again 2-1. At 18-8 overall now they are tied with Cleveland for the best record in the majors by .5 games and lead the NL East by 1.5 games over the Marlins.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
EAGLES NEWS
It was a busy day 3 of the 2011 NFL draft for the Eagles with 8 picks to go through. With the 116th pick they selected Oregon LB Casey Matthews, the brother of the Packer's Clay Matthews. With the 120th pick they selected Nebraska K Alex Henery, the most accurate kicker in NCAA history, likely spelling the end of David Aker's Eagles career. With the 153rd pick they selected Pitt RB Dion Lewis to pair up with Lesean McCoy. After trading down to pick 161, they got some more offensive line help in Iowa OG Julian Vanderwelde. They got still more help for the o-line at pick 191 with Cincinnati OG Jason Kelce. Just a few minutes after that they grabbed Ohio State LB Brian Rolle with 193rd pick. Later with the 237th pick they finally selected a DE, getting Uconn DE Greg Lloyd, the son of the all pro Steeler LB. Finally with the 240th pick they selected USC FB Stanley Havili, who could be a bruising 3rd down back and play maker for the Birds.
FLYERS NEWS
It was an ugly start to the conference semifinals for the Flyers. They just didn't have it this afternoon and revenge fueled Bruins didn't let them forget it. Brian Boucher failed get through the 2nd period allowing 5 goals on just 23 shots. A lot of them weren't really his fault as the Flyer's defense just played a horrid game. Boston had far too opportunities to fire point blank shots at Boucher and then later Sergei Bobrovsky. You simply can't win like that. The Orange and Black gamely tried to make up for the bad defense with scoring, as Danny Briere, James Van Reimsdyk, and Mike Richards all scored and Claude Giroux registered two assists. Unfortunately their scoring only served to make the final score a more respectable 7-3. They'll need to regroup big time for game 2.
Friday, April 29, 2011
EAGLES NEWS
On day 2 of the 2011 NFL draft the Eagles got some help for their secondary. With the 54th pick of the draft, they selected Temple S Jaiquawn Jarrett and with the 90th pick they Utah State CB Curtis Marsh. Jarrett is an intentse SS in the Brian Dawkins mold who is willing to rush QB, stuff the run and, drop back into coverage. He should fit into the Eagles secondary nicely and could very well start for the Birds at SS in the near future with Quintin Mikell's future in doubt. Marsh as Mel Kiper would say, can just flat out play and the Eagles believe he has the upside to be a start someday, maybe even next season. So all in all it was a solid first couple days of the draft for the Eagles.
PHILLIES NEWS
Joe Blanton went on the DL earlier this week so Vance Worley was forced to make the start tonight at Bank and boy did he deliver. He tossed 6 shutout innings, allowing just 2 hits and striking out 5. Meanwhile the Phil's bats stayed hot as they racked up another 10 runs on 10 hits. The leading man was undoubtedly Ryan Howard who slammed a 2 run homer and a grand slam for an incredible 6 RBI night. Thanks to Howard the Phils ran out to an 8-0 lead through 6th. In the 7th a 2 run single by Placido Polanco made it 10-0. Danys Baez followed with a scoreless 8th inning before the Mets finally scratched out a few runs in the 9th off David Herndon, but it was too little too late as the Phils won going away 10-3.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
EAGLES NEWS
With the 23rd pick in the 1st round of the 2011 NFL draft the Eagles selected Baylor guard Danny Watkins. Watkins was probably the best guard in the draft and he can step in immediately and start at right guard for the Birds, filling a huge need for them to protect Mike Vick's blind side. With highly touted prospects Gabe Carimi and Dequan Bowers still on the board when they selected, Watkins was not a sexy selection, but he was safe, he fills need and I can't find fault with that.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
SIXERS NEWS
A season in which the Sixers made some great forward strides came to an end tonight in Miami as the Sixers fell to the Heat in game 5. They did fight to the end though. Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand each had 22, Jodie Meeks had 12, Thad Young had 13, and Jrue Holiday had 10, 8 assists, and 5 rebounds. Unfortunately it wasn't quite enough to stave off elimination one more time. Mario Chalmers really killed them early on by drilling one three after another on his way to a 20 point night. Still the Sixers wouldn't go away and thanks to a hot streak by Iggy they found themselves down by just 1 with 37 seconds left. That was when Iggy ran out of steam though, missing a tough fade away. Miami made their free throws from there and hung on to win 97-91.
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils again avoided a sweep as Cole Hamels allowed just 3 runs on 4 hits while striking out 8 in 7 strong innings. Meanwhile the Phils bats finally came back to life collecting 8 runs on 12 hits. Right off the bat in the 1st inning Jimmy Rollins and Ben Francisco each slapped an RBI double for a quick 3-0 lead. In the 2nd, Shane Victorino slammed a solo homer for a 4-0 lead. In the 5th, Jimmy Rollins crunched a 2 run homer for a 6-1 lead. Later Brian Schneider forced in a run with a bases loaded walk in the 7th and after Antonio Bastardo tossed a scoreless 8th inning, Ryan Howard crushed a solo homer in the 9th to all but finish off an 8-4 win.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
FLYERS NEWS
With their backs to the wall again in a decisive game 7 at the Wells Fargo center the Flyers saved their best for last. They just absolutely dominated the Sabres in this one from start to finish. Brian Boucher was solid stopping 26 of 28 shots and the defense was great holding Buffalo to just those 28 shots on goal and just 1 for 4 on the power play. Meanwhile, Danny Briere and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist in the early going as the Orange and Black raced out to a 3-0 lead in the early going. Later about 2 minutes into the 3rd period Ville Leino blasted a slap shot past Ryan Miller for a 4-0 lead. Miller was then taken out of the game by the desperate Sabres, in favor of Jhonas Enroth. He didn't do much better. After Buffalo finally scored to cut it to 4-1, Dan Carcillo deflected one past Enroth for a 5-1 lead and that was about all she wrote as the Flyers cruised from there for a 5-2 win. It remains to be seen who they will face in the conference semifinals.
PHILLIES NEWS
With tornadoes raging near his home in Mississippi, Roy Oswalt was just not himself tonight, and after allowing 5 runs on 6 hits in just 3 innings Oswalt was lifted and then left the team after game to tend to his family in Mississippi. No one knows at this point when he'll be back. The Phils can only hope at this point that he makes his next start. Meanwhile, the Phils bullpen was okay allowing just 2 runs on the rest of the way. However, despite 2 hits each from Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino, 3 from Ryan Howard, and a late 2 run homer by Ben Francisco, the Phils comeback bid came up short and the Phils fell to the Dbacks again 7-5.
Monday, April 25, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
Ian Kennedy out-dueled Cliff Lee, tossing a complete game 3 hit shutout as the Phils dropped their series opener to the DBacks. Jimmy Rollins and Placido Polanco combined for the Phils only 3 hits in a pathetic effort by the Phils lineup. The only bright spot for the Phils tonight? Micheal Stutes, who was called up from AAA Lehigh to replace the recently injured Jose Contreras was electric tonight in a 1-2-3 8th inning. He has a bright future in the Phils bullpen someday and hopefully he'll take advantage of his opportunity now.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
Roy Halladay was back on top of his game this afternoon, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits in 8 and 2/3rd's innings while striking out 14. Meanwhile, Ben Francisco slapped an RBI single and John Mayberry Jr. crunched an RBI double in the 6th inning, and Shane Victorino picked up his first career inside the park homer to give Halladay a 3-0 lead. After Halladay allowed his only run in the 9th, Antonio Bastardo came on to get his first save and complete the sweep of the Padres. With the win the Phils now have some breathing room in the NL East again with a 1.5 game cushion.
FLYERS NEWS
Facing elimination and well, the humiliation of getting knocked out of the playoffs early as the #2 seed, the Flyers rallied back twice before Villie Leino's put back about 5 minutes into OT sealed a 5-4 victory and a trip home for a decisive game 7. Before that the Flyers came out flat again in the first period and quickly found themselves behind 2-0. Finally with about 5 minutes left in the first period Danny Briere snuck one by Ryan Miller to cut it to 2-1. It was 3-1 by the end of the period thanks Thomas Vanek's second power play goal of the game. Just 49 seconds into the 2nd period Claude Giroux and James Van Reimsdyk hoaked up to cut it to 3-2. 8 Minutes later Briere scored again this time on the power play to knot it things up at 3, only to watch Nathan Gerbe beat Boucher on a breakaway as the defense collapsed around him. It took over 10 minutes in the 3rd period before Scott Hartnell finally jammed home the Flyers second equalizer of the night to eventually force overtime.
SIXERS NEWS
Facing elimination and a humiliating sweep by the Heat the Sixers respounded with a resounding come from behind win in game 4. Down 6 late they went 10-0 run to close the game, capped off by treys by Jrue Holiday and Lou Williams and clutch free throws by Evan Turner for an exhilarating 86-82 victory. In the win Thad Young and Lou were the leading scorers with 17 apiece, Andre Iguodala had 16, Elton Brand had 15, and Holiday had 10 and 5 assists.
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